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| Pak militant havens biggest threat to Afghanistan: NATO |
| 2008-06-30 |
| KABUL: Afghanistan will not be secure as long as insurgents are allowed to operate freely in sanctuaries on the Pakistan side of the border, NATO spokesman Mark Laity said on Sunday. “We know that as long as the insurgents operate safely on the Pakistan side of the border, then there can not be security in Afghanistan,” he said. Laity made no mention of the Pakistani offensive in Khyber Agency but referring to Pakistani government efforts to end surging militant violence through negotiations, said militants could not be given a free hand. “There will be no settlements on peace on either side of the boundary while insurgents are able to operate freely inside and outside Pakistan,” he said. In a report to the United States Congress on Friday, the Pentagon singled out the insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan as the biggest threat to security in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Steve White |